Jobs In China http://www.jobsinchina.com Living and Working in China Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:27:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Hugging the Panda (And Proud Of It) http://www.jobsinchina.com/blog/hugging-the-panda-and-proud-of-it/ http://www.jobsinchina.com/blog/hugging-the-panda-and-proud-of-it/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:40:02 +0000 Stephen Cronin http://www.jobsinchina.com/?p=22340 Hugging Pandas
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One of my best ‘finds’ this year has been the Sinica podcast. At last – a podcast discussing current affairs in China in an objective fashion, with hosts that clearly understand China.

For the first 18 or so episodes, I’ve agreed with everything they’ve said. Well not every single thing – there have been moments when I’ve said "Hang on, what about … ?" to my mp3 player. In each case however, one of the hosts subsequently chipped in and raised my point. As a result, I’ve developed a healthy respect for both the hosts and the show.

With the recent episode discussing China Apologists (or Panda Huggers), I found myself not quite agreeing with the host for the first time – so here are my thoughts on the issue. … [visit site to read more]

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Interim management in china by IMS

Foreign Executives have been working in China and Asia for decades. Originally on expatriate contracts, a high number of them have now decided to stay in China. This is either done by renewing their contract, making the transition over to another company or by using their experience and expertise in an Interim role. … [visit site to read more]

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Christmas is upon us again. This year, I’m in Australia, but I’ll be thinking about Christmas in China, which I’ve been fortunate to experience on a number of occasions.

This photo by Keemz of a Christmas tree in Beijing got me thinking about past Christmases in China:

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Disclaimer: This photo was not taken by me. It was shared by a third-party on Flickr, under a Creative Commons license. For details on the license, see the photo's home page on the Flickr website.

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It’s been a while since I posted a photo I’ve found on Flickr, but when I came across this photo of intertwined padlocks on the Great Wall of China by nuck, it just cried out to be included here.

padlocks on the Great Wall of China
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So when the Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters came along, I thought “That’s obviously Chinese, Zhu Zhu probably means pig pig”. … [visit site to read more]

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